1996-04-11 Board of Selectmen Minutes - Executive Session

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Reading Municipal Light Department Board of Commissioners/Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes - Executive Session Date: Thursday,_April l I, 1996 Time: 6:00 P.M. Place: Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road. Readina, MA Present: Messrs. Ames, Hughes, Swyter and Burditt (RMLD Board) Messrs. Rucker and Blomlev (R'Y1LD) Guests: Ken Barna. Jason Sokolov and Robin Daniels (Rubin & Rudman) Peter Hechenbleikner (Town Manager), Ted Cohen (Town Counsel.) and Cheryl Blain (Ted Cohen's colleague) Dan Ensmingen Camille Anthonv, George Hines, Sallv.Hov_ t, and Bruce MacDonald (Selectmen) Note: Mr. Swvter left at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Pacino did not attend. On a motion made by Mr. Hughes and seconded by Mr. Burditt. the Chairman called the Executive Session to order at 6:00 p.m. The Chairman took a poll of the vote: Mr. Hughes. :'-,ve: Mr. Burditt. Ave: Mr. Swvter. Ave: Mr. Ames, Ave. On a motion made. by Mr. Hines and seconded by Mr. Ensmini7er. the Board voted to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing the sale of real estate and not to come back into Open Session. The vote was approved by a vote of 4-0-0. I . Sale of 25 Haven Street vlr. Hechenbleikner provided the Board and Selectmen with general background information re4,arding the sale of property at 2- Haven Street. He said the difficulties started last Tuesdav (4/2/96) when Mr. Cohen received a letter from William O'Brien (PJC Realty) indicating their desire to renegotiate the deal due to environmental issues related to the property (Executive Session, Agenda #5, 4/23/96. Exhibit 5). Specifically. an o'I tank had leaked oil on the site and that was the main issue. On Thursdav (4/4/96) Rubin & Rudman prepared a response to Mr. O'Brien ((Executive Session, Agenda #S, 4/23/96, Exhibit 6.). Mr. Hechenbleikner then provided attendees with a copy of a letter he received today (4/l/96) from Peter Schmitz at Brooks Pharmacy (Executive Session, Agenda #5,, 4/23/96, cover page). Messrs. Rucker and Blomlev said if the R.MLD accommodates Brooks' reauest. we would spend 520,000 - .S30,000 best case. and 530.000 - $40,000 worst case. Mr. Cohen said Brooks had an engineer review the site and he estimated a cost of 521,000 to get use of the property and $41.000 to clean it up. Mr. Rucker said we have already removed the tank and dug out the soil. The fuel oil went under the foundation of the building and under the side walk. It is not necessary to remove it frons these locations. but if we do, it is going to be a very expensive process. Mr. Blomlev said it is an area of approximately ten cubic yards. Mr. Rucker added that shoring up the area is where the expense comes in.